CVE-2024-45734: splunk Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-45734 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in splunk. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Splunk Enterprise versions 9.3.0, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could view images on the machine that runs Splunk Enterprise by using the PDF export feature in Splunk classic dashboards. The images on the machine could be exposed by exporting the dashboard as a PDF, using the local image path in the img tag in the source extensible markup language (XML) code for the Splunk classic dashboard.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Splunk2 products
- splunk≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.6 | ≥ 9.2.0, < 9.2.3
- splunk enterprise≥ 9.2, < 9.2.3 | ≥ 9.1, < 9.1.6
1 vendor · 2 products
References
2 links- advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2024-1004Vendor Advisory